I made these in 2019 for my grandsons to give to their parents on Christmas, and I'm going to do it again this year. I think they're a great idea. Here's what to do:

Ask each child (separately, so they don't copy one another) a bunch of questions:

Who's your best friend?

Who's your favorite teacher?

What was the best part of your summer vacation?

What's your favorite food?

What's your hardest subject in school?

and so on . . .

Type up their answers ("My favorite teacher is Mrs. Crankshaft") and leave space around them so you can cut them out. You'll end up with a bunch of paper strips that you'll put into clear plastic ball ornaments.

But first, take a picture--a headshot--of each child, and print it in a size that will fit nicely in the ornament. If you can photograph them holding a sign stating the year 2022, all the better. If not, or if you are cutting out an existing photo, use a marker to write the year on card stock. That will go in the ornament too.

So you'll end up with a clear plastic ball containing a picture of the child, the current year, and lots of strips of paper that tell about this child in this year.

I also printed out a sheet of all their answers to give to the parents so they'll know what's in the ornaments.

I bet some of you have made these already, but perhaps you'd like to do it again.